Raluca is a PhD Candidate at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca. Her main research interests are centered on attitudes towards aging the aging process, and aging processes aimed at improving the welfare of the elderly. She holds a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and is a board certified clinical psychologist who aims to reduce the psychological distress and enhance/promote the psychological well-being of individuals.

Raluca Lucacel summarises a recent pilot randomised controlled trial of CBT for anxiety in dementia, which aims to find out if a cognitive behavioural therapy manual can be used to treat anxiety in people with dementia.

Raluca Lucacel summarises an RCT of Internet based interventions for depression, which finds that a brief informational video shown to people with depression before they receive their treatment, helps to increase their acceptance of the Internet based intervention.